The days surrounding Thanksgiving are some of the most dangerous days to be on the road. In part, this is because of increased road traffic. Last year, the American Automobile Association (AAA) estimated that nearly 45.5 million people traveled by car to celebrate Thanksgiving across the United States. However, the night before Thanksgiving has become […]

Thanksgiving Eve, or the night before Thanksgiving, has a reputation for being one of the biggest drinking nights of the year. It has been coined many names, including Drunksgiving. In turn, bars are busier than usual. Unfortunately, that also means a greater likelihood for drunk drivers, because more people are not planning ahead about how […]

Over the last week, school bus accidents have occurred in several states, hospitalizing and fatally injuring some children and their parents. These accidents have a common factor: students were outside of the bus when the accidents occurred. Students were either crossing the street to board a bus or waiting at a bus stop. Even though […]

Texas houses the nation’s largest pipeline infrastructure with approximately 17-percent of the nation’s pipeline mileage. The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) regulates the gas distribution companies that own these Texas pipelines. Information released by the Dallas News, however, highlights the dark and scandalous past of one of the largest gas distribution companies to operate within […]

Residents of Massachusetts recently experienced catastrophic loss when natural gas pipelines exploded in three cities near Boston. More than 60 fires broke out, destroying homes, causing one fatality and dozens of injuries. Thousands of residents have been evacuated from their homes. Though Massachusetts only houses approximately 21,000 miles of pipelines, 48 miles of pipelines affected […]